Once again the Flyers are orange. The black jerseys that Philadelphia has worn for years have been dropped for the more traditional look. The former orange thirds have become the new home jerseys as the blacks will now be scheduled in for specific games. The change comes at an important cross-roads in the team’s history of course; one that leaves many to speculate whether or not the 2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers have an identity crisis.

Flyers training camp opened to a record attendance for the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ early Sunday morning. The excitement had not yet worn off from the incredible rookie scrimmage between the Flyers and Capitals where former second overall selection James van Riemsdyk showed exactly why he was taken so early with a four goal, five point performance. It had been standing room only in the Skate Zone for all open to the public practices all weekend.

It’s been a wild offseason for the Flyers since their disappointing loss to the now Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The most frustrating part for the organization seems to have been knowing that they outplayed the Penguins for much of their opening series encounter. That said, dropping a three goal lead in game six to lose the series is inexcusable. General manager Paul Holmgren knows there is work to be done, and in fact he has already started.